Galling or prudent? The announcement of $53m to be spent at the World Expo in 2020 managed to rile both sides of the political spectrum up one way or … Continue reading A Matter of Priorities: How Would You Spend $53m?
Category: Politics
The Politics behind the issue or of the day
Annual Plan 16/17 Feedback In: 66% of Submitters Want Accommodation Levy (Bed Tax)
Record breaking amount of submitters A record number of submissions were received for the 2017/2018 Annual Plan (~8,500) with the demographic and Local Board area split pretty much even. … Continue reading Annual Plan 16/17 Feedback In: 66% of Submitters Want Accommodation Levy (Bed Tax)
East West Link Update: Submissions are at 85% Opposing NZTA’s Destructive Proposed Expressway
Opposition to East West Link Just in: Regards to East West Link APR 6, 2017 — Submissions closed at 5pm on Wednesday 22 March 2017. The EPA received … Continue reading East West Link Update: Submissions are at 85% Opposing NZTA’s Destructive Proposed Expressway
Council agrees to transparency over Westgate development
In which I gave some reckons into the long saga that is Westgate and how Council need to be upfront when other large scale urban regeneration projects continue. The report … Continue reading Council agrees to transparency over Westgate development
Government Expenditure on Rail Pitiful in Comparison to Roads
You wonder why we suffer I was checking rail patronage figures for Auckland yesterday (August was our highest month for 2016) when I came across a graph for expenditure … Continue reading Government Expenditure on Rail Pitiful in Comparison to Roads
#Election2017 – Auckland and the Airport Line will Make or Break the English Government
Attention goes north! Airport chaos: Drive home ‘longer than Sydney flight’ 10:00 AM Saturday Dec 10, 2016 Passengers have vented their frustration at the traffic chaos at Auckland Airport, … Continue reading #Election2017 – Auckland and the Airport Line will Make or Break the English Government
Planning Committee Meets for First Time. What Are Kiwi Rail Doing?
East West Link also presenting issues The Planning Committee meetings for the first time on Tuesday at Town Hall for what is a heavy agenda. The Planning Committee chaired … Continue reading Planning Committee Meets for First Time. What Are Kiwi Rail Doing?
We Know the Problems, We Know the Actual Solutions. What is Needed is $ Councillor Newman
Anti Urban Councillor? After the shock upset in Manurewa-Papakura Ward with Daniel Newman tipping out Calum Penrose in the recent elections it was always going to be interesting to … Continue reading We Know the Problems, We Know the Actual Solutions. What is Needed is $ Councillor Newman
South and West Elect The Mayor (Again). Also Voting Dynamics (Especially Southern Auckland)
Unsurprising results Thanks to Jeremy for putting together some graphics on how the mayoral voting split fell into place in the recent elections. As somewhat expected the South and … Continue reading South and West Elect The Mayor (Again). Also Voting Dynamics (Especially Southern Auckland)
Auckland Transport Directors Amendment Passes. Deputy Mayor Breaks Ranks
However an earlier vote did not escape attention Mayor Phil Goff passed his first critical test inside the Governing Body of Auckland Council yesterday when his policy of no … Continue reading Auckland Transport Directors Amendment Passes. Deputy Mayor Breaks Ranks
